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anyone else. and i believe that we had what you would think would be the best case scenario. >> it was the best case scenario, because nobody was injured. cnns peteman team and nadia romero joins us now live, thank you both for joining me. pete, first to you, what more have we learned? there were quite a few details in that press conference. >> reporter: the tupelo mayor said something so interesting, that cory wayne patterson, the person piloting the plane, apparently changed his mind...

Company that owns the plane has a history of accidents that date back more than 20 years ago, according to FAA and NTSB.

Muntean, he is coming back in this conversation because you have learned some new details. can you tell me what you can about what you learned about this -- the person piloting this plane? >> reporter: we were able to see on faa records that cory wayne patterson had a student pilot certificate. at some time he was trying to learn to fly. that was pretty easy to figure out. i want to balance this out a little, the general aviation world, the smaller airports, im a bit biased because im a member a...

“It’s been a long journey for the families of Colgan Flight 3407, but their tireless advocacy and continued engagement with the FAA has made this database a reality,” the FAA administrator said.